Last week I didn’t want to believe that we were going to get hit with a least 10 – 12″ of the fresh stuff in Brooklyn. Between following weather channel and various bits of INTEL gathering from BLK OPS members, I just came to the conclusion that I need to sit back, chill, and let mother nature do her business, set a nice wide stance and wax the board of course! Sure enough we got hit with the good stuff and had a great session in Ft. Greene Park before we got shut down by the Park Police. A major disappointment, but at least we got to teach a few kids from Ft. Greene Projects how to Snowboard. I can’t wait to get The Hoods to Woods Foundation going next month at Mt. Creek, New Jersey.

And you know I got the Hood tuning station in the crib! no work horse needed. Just turn two TV Dinner tables upside down sun. BAM! (cue in MacGuyver theme song)

So Many times I had high hopes of Snowboarding in Brooklyn and we always seem to miss out on a good low pressure system. And if you’re one of those riders in the city without a quiver of boards, you most likely will not even think about riding in the streets unless there is a foot or better. What started out as a mere crop dusting Saturday night turned into this the next morning…

So without any hesitation, I sent out massive INTEL blast to BLK OPS crew to meet up at Ft. Greene Park 1100HRS to session! Started my trek down to Utica Avenue subway station. And when I walk down Malcom X BLVD in Bed-Stuy with a Snowboard under my arm it’s the greatest feeling in the world. From the nods, the questions and remarks like:

“Sun, that’s a Snowboard?!”

“yooooo you on that white boy shyt!”

“Yo? you fuck with THAT my man?!”

“Is that a Ski board?”

and my favorite “Can you teach me how to do that?!” And ladies and gents, This is how I start my recruitment on the streets of Brooklyn LOL. Made down to the Subway to catch the C Train.

Soon as I got to the Park I spotted the homie Mike Cohen from Shut and his dog Max

Props to Shon for taking the dope shots and shredding with us. Shon is a SYCK street biker and now Snowboarder. peep his page

moments later more BLK OPS crew showed up. And one rider just happened to have a Bungee Banshee with him! and I’ve been waiting to try the product before I went out and copped one myself. We figured the best approach was to anchor the bungee cord to a tree on the approach to the kicker.

Big shout out to John for standing up to the park police!

BLK OPS and ODB are for the kids!

Khalid getting a nice ollie off the kicker. Check out Khalid’s new iphone app Snocell and download it!

I'm Brooklynite, born and raised in New York. I’m a true school Hip Hop fiend. I'm a Parsons School of Design Alumni that rocks many hats - Motion Graphic Designer / Director / Snowboarder. I get it in from the Projects to Patagonia! I'm always traveling and looking for that next mountain to shred. I’m down to live out my snowboard bag. I'm also the founder of a Non-Profit called "The Hoods to Woods Foundation" dedicated to bringing the great outdoors to inner city youth.